1. What is an earthquake? a. the eruption of lava from a volcano b. when two blocks of the earth slip past one another c. a column of air that touches both the ground and a cloud d. a thunderstorm with a lot of rain and wind
2. What causes earthquakes? 3. True or False: Scientists are able to tell when and where an earthquake will occur.
1. What is a tornado?
a. a huge wave caused by an earthquake
b. a storm with alot of sand stirred up by the wind
c. a violently rotating column of air that can spin faster than 300 m.p.h., extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
d.makes the earth shake after two plates rub against eachother
2. If a tornado is ranked a F3 on the Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity, it can have winds at speeds of?
a. 158-206 mph
b.40-72 mph
c.261-318 mph
d.113-157 mph
3. True or false: the best place to hide in your home during a tornado is in the kitchen?
a) Huge waves of water that is usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
b) A storm with winds starting at 70 mph
c) A storm that brings lots of sand
d) A rain shower
2. True or False: Are tsunami waves similar to normal surf waves at the beach?
a) A huge splash caused by jumping in the pool
b) A tropical storm
c) When rivers rise and go over their banks due to heavy rain
d) When the sky is full of clouds
2. True or False: Most floods take hours or even days to develop
3. How many feet of water does it take to make a school bus float?
a) 20 feet
b) 8 feet
c) 4 feet
d) 2 feet
Team 2 members: Jessica Moody (hurricanes) Tracie Smith (earthquakes) Chelsea Greenwald (tornadoes) Jessica Campos (tsunamis) Taylor Burnett (floods) Kirstin Gable (compiler/editor)
Earth Sciences-Natural Disasters
In class we have been discussing Earth Sciences. Here is a fun scavenger hunt to review common natural disasters.
Follow these instructions to complete the scavenger hunt:
Click on each link within the question that will take you to the website with the answer.
HAVE FUN!!!
compiled by: Kirstin Gable
Hurricanes (Jessica Moody)
HURRICANE
1. What is a hurricane?
a. small storm
b. wind
c. huge storm
d. water
2. Each hurricane has an eye of ___
3. True or False The best defense against a hurricane is to be unprepared
Earthquakes (Tracie Smith)
EARTHQUAKE
1. What is an earthquake?
a. the eruption of lava from a volcano
b. when two blocks of the earth slip past one another
c. a column of air that touches both the ground and a cloud
d. a thunderstorm with a lot of rain and wind
2. What causes earthquakes?
3. True or False: Scientists are able to tell when and where an earthquake will occur.
Tornadoes (Chelsea Greenwald)
TORNADO
1. What is a tornado?
a. a huge wave caused by an earthquake
b. a storm with alot of sand stirred up by the wind
c. a violently rotating column of air that can spin faster than 300 m.p.h., extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
d.makes the earth shake after two plates rub against eachother
2. If a tornado is ranked a F3 on the Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity, it can have winds at speeds of?
a. 158-206 mph
b.40-72 mph
c.261-318 mph
d.113-157 mph
3. True or false: the best place to hide in your home during a tornado is in the kitchen?
Tsunamis (Jessica Campos)
TSUNAMI1. What is a tsunami?
a) Huge waves of water that is usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
b) A storm with winds starting at 70 mph
c) A storm that brings lots of sand
d) A rain shower
2. True or False: Are tsunami waves similar to normal surf waves at the beach?
3. Where do tsunamis occur?
a) On the playground
b) In a pool
c) Most tsunamis occur in the Pacific ocean because it is located on a plate mostly made of water
d) In the sky
Floods (Taylor Burnett)
FLOOD
1. What is a flood?
a) A huge splash caused by jumping in the pool
b) A tropical storm
c) When rivers rise and go over their banks due to heavy rain
d) When the sky is full of clouds
2. True or False: Most floods take hours or even days to develop
3. How many feet of water does it take to make a school bus float?
a) 20 feet
b) 8 feet
c) 4 feet
d) 2 feet
Team 2 members:
Jessica Moody (hurricanes)
Tracie Smith (earthquakes)
Chelsea Greenwald (tornadoes)
Jessica Campos (tsunamis)
Taylor Burnett (floods)
Kirstin Gable (compiler/editor)